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taciturn

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tac·i·turn  (ts-tûrn)
adj.
Habitually untalkative. See Synonyms at silent.
[French taciturne, from Old French, from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus, silent; see tacit.]
taci·turni·ty (-tûrn-t) n.
taci·turn·ly adv.
taciturn [tass-it-turn]
Adjective
habitually silent, reserved, or uncommunicative [Latin tacere to be silent]
taciturnity n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.taciturn - habitually reserved and uncommunicative
incommunicative, uncommunicative - not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"
voluble - marked by a ready flow of speech; "she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations"
taciturn
adjective uncommunicative, reserved, reticent, unforthcoming, quiet, withdrawn, silent, distant, dumb, mute, aloof, antisocial, tight-lipped, close-lipped << OPPOSITE communicative
Translations
taciturn [ˈtæsɪtəːn] adj → taciturno
taciturn [ˈtæsɪtəːn] adj → taciturne
taciturn [ˈtæsɪtəːn] adj → schweigsam
taciturn [ˈtæsɪtəːn] adj → taciturno/a


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Astley was a man so shy, reserved, and taciturn in his manner that one might have looked for anything from him.
The Gambler by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
He was taciturn, and what Philip learnt about him he learnt from others: it appeared that he had fought with Garibaldi against the Pope, but had left Italy in disgust when it was clear that all his efforts for freedom, by which he meant the establishment of a republic, tended to no more than an exchange of yokes; he had been expelled from Geneva for it was not known what political offences.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Always of a sedate, taciturn disposition, he now fell into so deep a dejection that nothing could hold his attention, yet anything--a footfall, the sudden closing of a door--aroused in him a fitful interest; one might have called it an apprehension.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
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